Every place has a story.
Let AI tell it.
Guidera is an iPhone AI tour guide that tells source-checked stories about any place on the map, in 9 languages. Tap a building, a square or a quiet street and hear its history. A warmer, calmer travel companion in your pocket.
Explore at your own pace
Walk anywhere. Learn as you go. No strict itineraries required.
Tap to discover
Tap any place Apple Maps knows, from a famous building to a quiet street, and get a story about its history, architecture and hidden details.
Immersive audio Premium
Listen instead of reading. On a tour, Walkman mode narrates each stop automatically as you walk, so your phone can stay in your pocket.
Curated tours
Walk one of 39 curated tours in 35 cities, build your own tour for free, or let Guidera plan one from real places (Premium). Stop anytime and resume where you left off.
Ask follow-ups Premium
Curious about the architect or a historical event? Type a follow-up question about the place and keep the conversation going.
Watch & Live Activity
Follow along on the Apple Watch companion, or on the Lock Screen and Dynamic Island with a Live Activity (Premium).
Your guide, your way
Three guides (Arthur the Historian, Max the Local Insider, Luna the Artist), four tones, three story lengths and 9 languages.
Offline tours
Download a tour before you go: the stories, the walking route and, with Premium, the audio. Free: one featured tour at a time, text only, after a short video. Premium: up to 10 tours with audio.
Share tours as links
Build a tour, then send it as a link. Friends with Guidera open it in the app; everyone else sees the stop list on a web page. No accounts needed.
Story cards
Turn a place story or a finished walk into a card for Instagram Stories or WhatsApp, with your own photo or a plain background. The photo never leaves your phone.
How it works
Three taps to a great walk
01
Open the map, anywhere
Wherever you are in the world, every place on the map has a story waiting.
02
Tap a place
Pick a place. Guidera researches it, then tells its story. Read it, or listen with Premium.
03
Take a walk
Start a curated tour and turn on Walkman mode (Premium). Each stop is narrated as you walk.
Why you can trust the stories
Checked before it's told.
AI can make things up. Guidera is built so it doesn't. Read the full story →
01
Research first
Before narrating, Guidera researches the place from Wikipedia, Wikidata, Wikivoyage, OpenStreetMap and official city websites.
02
Verify every claim
A verifier checks the story against those sources and removes anything they don't support.
03
Say less, not more
For little-known places, the guide says less rather than making things up.
Real example · Big Ben, London
One story, traced back to its sources
The story Guidera told
The name Big Ben actually belongs only to the Great Bell swinging in the dark of the belfry, not the stone tower itself.1 The tower was officially called the Clock Tower until 2012, when it was renamed the Elizabeth Tower for Queen Elizabeth II's Diamond Jubilee.2 Completed in 1859, the structure was designed in the Perpendicular Gothic style by Augustus Pugin and Charles Barry.3 It rises exactly three hundred and sixteen feet, concealing three hundred and thirty-four steps up to the bells.4 Cast by the Whitechapel Bell Foundry, that central bell weighs thirteen and a half long tons.5 Popular accounts credit its nickname to Sir Benjamin Hall, the large commissioner who oversaw the installation, while others point to heavyweight boxer Ben Caunt.6 Twice each day, its resonant toll is broadcast live across the country on BBC Radio 4.7 Today it forms part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site alongside the Palace of Westminster, which stretches out about one hundred and fifty metres to the south.8 Across the street, about one hundred and eighty metres to the south-west, lies St. Margaret's Church.9
What each sentence is based on
- The name Big Ben originally referred only to the Great Bell inside the tower.
Source: Wikipedia, Wikivoyage - The tower was known as the Clock Tower until 2012, when it was renamed the Elizabeth Tower for the Diamond Jubilee.
Source: Wikipedia, Wikivoyage - Completed in 1859, designed by Augustus Pugin and Charles Barry in the Perpendicular Gothic style.
Source: Wikipedia - 316 feet tall; 334 steps to the belfry.
Source: Wikipedia - The Great Bell weighs 13.5 long tons and was cast by the Whitechapel Bell Foundry.
Source: Wikipedia - The nickname is generally credited to Sir Benjamin Hall; some say boxer Ben Caunt.
Source: Wikipedia - The bell is broadcast live on BBC Radio 4 twice a day.
Source: Wikipedia - Part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Palace of Westminster: 146 m to the south.
Source: Wikipedia; distance from map data - St. Margaret's Church: 177 m to the south-west.
Source: distance from map data
Left out on purpose: how the clock mechanism keeps time. The sources had no details on it, so the guide didn't narrate it.
Quietly loved.
Written reviews from the App Store.
“Didn’t think I needed this app. I normally don’t use apps while traveling, but this one is something else. It’s incredibly easy to use and offers way more options than I expected. It saves a lot of time while exploring, and getting information feels both smooth and enjoyable. Every traveller should definitely give this app a try.”
“I really enjoyed the option to create your own route. Used in Istanbul to find attractions in the neighborhood of my hotel. Worked really well…”
“A very useful app! Now, it’s a must for my travels.”
“Very well thought out. It was really useful on our Berlin trip. Getting audio information about the historic places on our tour through the Apple Watch, without taking the phone out of our pocket, was a joy: effortless, and it felt premium.”
“I got to try Guidera in several countries and it helped a lot while exploring cities. Without wasting time looking for places to go, I could build personalised routes that matched my interests. The audio narration makes discovering on foot even more enjoyable.”
Questions?
Is Guidera free?+
Yes, it’s free to download. The free tier gives you 5 AI stories a day (up to 20 by watching short ads), with banner ads. Premium is sold as passes, not a subscription: €1 for 3 days, €3 for a week or €7 for a month.
Does it work offline?+
Downloaded tours do. You can save a tour to your phone with its stories, walking route and, with Premium, audio. Free users can download one featured tour at a time (text only, after a short video); Premium allows up to 10 tours with audio. Map tiles aren't saved, and new stories still need internet.
Which languages are supported?+
9 languages, for both the app and the stories: English, German, Spanish, French, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese (Brazil), Turkish and Simplified Chinese.
Is my location data private?+
Only the coordinates of the place you tap are sent to create a story, never your own location. There are no user accounts. See the Privacy Policy.
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